Sandusky is classified as a Level 2 inmate but has been housed in
a Level 5 cell, also known as solitary confinement, over concerns
about his safety in general population.

"It's a
tough life, Level 5," attorney Karl Rominger said last month,
according to the Associated Press. "And I know some people in the
public will say, 'Who cares?' But the answer is, I thought we
believe in equality in America. And while he's a convicted sex
offender in Pennsylvania, he would like to be treated like every
other convicted sex offender."

"Unlike typical Level 5 prisoners, Sandusky is allowed to have a
TV in his cell and can make two phone calls a month, giving him
some freedom while he serves out his 30- to 60-year prison
sentence," HuffPost pointed out Monday, when conducting a poll
about whether he would survive in the general prison population.